mcfan says on 18/Dec/09
Tommy Smothers is listed as 5'8.5, but I think he was really 5'9.5. Here he is with George:
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TRS says on 5/Dec/09
I'd say he looks an inch shorter then prime John and Paul who were IMO 5'11". I'd say he was 5'10". rickenbacker says on 30/Nov/09
i agree with tall guy . George 1.77 cm Tall Guy says on 29/Nov/09
Paul was 5'10.5 max, John was 5'10", George 5'9.5" and Ringo a solid 5'6" maybe 5'7" mcfan says on 9/Nov/09
Joe, the English aren't the tallest race of people is true, but they are certainly taller on average than many of their fellow Europeans. In fact, from what I've read recently, the average man is 179 cm or 5'10.5. This is not quite as tall as the Dutch and Norwegians who are the tallest in Europe. They are more in line with northern Germans, Danes, southern Scots, but taller than the French, southern Germans, Poles, etc. Dries says on 21/Oct/09
Paul is taller than George, Joe. Check clips on YouTube, Beatles concerts. Frank2 says on 22/Sep/09
I met George along with all the Beatles back in 1964 when they visited LA. None were my height and I'm 5'11". Have been since 1963. Still am and now I'm in my mid sixties. I'd say he was no more than 5'10". Joe says on 22/Sep/09
hmmmm I allways gathered the Beatles to be like this in height
Ringo:5'6" Paul: 5'9" George: 5'11" John: 5'8"
The English aren't the tallest race of people, keep in mind they wore specific dress shoes (which can give sometimes 1 - 2 inches added height) and alot of their 'stats' would definetly be modified to appear more attractive to women of that time frame.
I say Harrison was 5'11" because he seemed to have the best posture, was the thinnist, and he was also the youngest (he had a bit of a growth spurt if you can tell from 1964 - 67) (in an early pic he's tiny to McCartney, and in a later one he looks bigger)
Paul I'd put at around 5'9" maybe 5'9.5". Paul just doesn't appear tall to me. When I see him, he doesn't look around 5'11". He seems like he's an inch shy of average (for then an inch above average. Then again, Paul tended to be the Suave Beatle.
Ringo is safe to assume as 5'6". He grew up with numerous helf problems in post ww2 England (at the time men Averaged at 5'5" for their commonwealth soldier.) Anything above 5'7" for Ringo would be ridiculous.
John I put at 5'8". I think he truelly is that size. He allways seemed an inch smaller than McCartney, he slouched pretty badly too. John also has a wider build than the other beatles (the others were relativly thin, while John was more of a wide shoulder build) This could have given him the apperance of being taller (since he was more filled out).
I could easily be very wrong. However I Think Harrisons Prime Height was 5'11" exact. Dries says on 19/Sep/09
Saw him on a 1975 picture with Mick Jagger (1m77) and he seemed taller. Crackerbox Palace.... says on 28/Aug/09
I met George in 1992 @ the after party for the Bob Dylan concert @ the Garden in NYC....he looked 5`11`` ...George wouldn`t sign any autographs...but i did get to shake his hand....RIP George iggy says on 8/Aug/09
had a friend who took a reservation for harrison at JFK right after the Bangladesh concert. in those days there was no security or anything. so a few of us went there..it was around midnight or so....the place was empty.
and along came harrison with another person. i stood right next to him. i'm 5'10" and he was a bit shorter than me....i'd put him at about 5'8" Izi says on 9/Jun/09
Seemed to me that George was a bit shorter than Macca (who we've gathered was deffo the tallest) and a bit taller than Lennon.
It's all a bit silly really, and there must only be half an inch or so in it, if you put Paul at 5'11'', and John at 5'10'', George would be somewhere between them. Most pictures of the Beatles together show them all to be at a very similar height. Rickenbacker says on 3/May/09
george 1.77 in 1965 during HELP movie?? mcfan says on 30/Apr/09
The more I see of George in films, the more I think he definitely was only 5'9.5 at his peak and 5'9 in later years. I always had the impression he was a great musician, but according to the Beatles' engineer, he wasn't. Jay says on 29/Apr/09
i though he was like 5'11" seems taller than the average 5'10" Anonymous says on 16/Mar/09
None of the beatles has ever been 6 feet. Paul was the tallest and he was 5'11 at most. John and George were both about 5'10. And Ringo was 5'6.5, I think. mcfan says on 15/Mar/09
Joeee, 183 cm is 6'0.5. Paul in '84' was only Johnny Carson's height -- 5'10. Well, Steve Martin looked over 1.5 inches taller than Paul and Steve is listed as 5'11.5 (181 cm)on this site and that show goes back to the 90s when Paul was 54. In the making of the Spies Like Us video Paul (age 43) looked at least 3.0 inches shorter than 6'1 Dan Aykroyd. Given that, Paul was only 5'10 then shrunk slightly to 5'9.5. Jooeee says on 15/Mar/09
They were never ever under 1.80 m (except Ringo) .. I think they were ca. 183 cm ! glenn says on 14/Mar/09
i thought marley was closer to 5-5? glenn says on 14/Mar/09
mcfan-didnt see your post.sorry.yes,i have one with him and linda.but im behind them,on my tip toes.so i ruined it.lol.i thought harrison was 5-9 when i saw him.in friends pics,he looked 5-10 next to them.saw paul again recently.didnt ask for the pic on time.i was trying to get his attention to sign. mcfan says on 14/Mar/09
Yeah, I was slightly surprised with George. I thought he would have been 5'9.5, but when I saw him with Tommy Smothers and next to Lorne Michael's, I wasn't so sure. Perhaps if John was 5'9.5 as May Pang claimed then maybe George was barely over 5'9...maybe 5'9.25-.5 I still think John was 5'9.5-.75 and Paul 5'10, but George was obviously the shortest of the three. However, they were all within a half-inch of one another as the evidence shows. Christian says on 13/Mar/09
Great pics mcfan, George looks 5'9''. mcfan says on 3/Feb/09
Glenn, do you have a better photo with him? It's hard to tell. He doesn't look that much taller than you in it. I see a guy with good posture and high shoulders no more than 2 inches taller than you. You said you had one with him and Linda, right? glenn says on 3/Feb/09
interesting how mcfan has not commented once on my mccartney pic. mcfan says on 2/Feb/09
I just watched the Ed Sullivan videos. Watching them, I only see a half-inch between McCartney and Harrison. Lennon looked 1/4 taller than Harrison. Lennon was either the same height as Macca or 1/4 shorter. Perhaps Harrison was 5'9.5, Lennon 5'9.75, and Macca 5'10 at their peak. chris says on 30/Dec/08
mccartney was the tallest. then lennon but not by much both 6 ft. then harrison. ringo at the bottom at 5'8" chris says on 30/Dec/08
mccartney was the tallest. then lennon but not by much both 6 ft. then harrison. ringo at the bottom at 5'8" ralf says on 12/Dec/08
people usually dont consider John the 2nd shortest because he was the leader of the group. he is thought to be taller even than Paul. but I have seen that he was really the 2nd shortest he is like exactly 177 cms (5'9.75"), while George is a bit over 178 cms and McCartney is 5'11" Russ says on 12/Nov/08
I'm not sure why some of you feel that Harrison was the 3rd shortest. I have Beatle books full of candid photos of the group and George seldom looks shorter than John. In fact, in most photos that I've seen over the years, George is clearly slightly taller than John, yet slightly shorter than Paul. This is all petty stuff when you think about it. But, I had to get my 2 cents in.
And to repeat a true story that I've told previously: I know a guy who stood right next to George in a Los Angeles restaurant parking lot. He (the guy I know) said that George (quote) "wasn't every tall". "Maybe 5'9..... 5' 9 and a half" (Unquote). george says on 8/Sep/08
do you think dhani is 5'6.5 in shoes or barefoot? raxo says on 7/Aug/08
Paul - 5-11
George - 5-10
John - 5-9
Ringo - 5-6 Kent says on 26/Jun/08
Paul, I disagree. In that photo they are wearing different footwear and Lennon is wearing a hat. I'd say a better opportunity would be to compare their heights during the Beatlemania era, when they all wore the exact same outfits and Beatle boots. In those photo shoots, Lennon appears a tad taller than McCartney. Harrison appears to be about one inch shorter, and then Ringo about 2 inches shorter than Harrison. Paul, Liverpool says on 3/Jun/08
George and Paul were roughly the same height, give or take 0.5inch, at around 5ft 9/10inch. John was 5ft8inch and Ringo, by far the smallest Beatle is 5ft 6 (all those years crouched at the drums, seemed bigger with Rory Storm's group). Met McCartney in Town a week or so ago (well followed him into lewis')and he was a bit smaller than me and i'm 5ft11. Tiny Details really. Check on of their last pics (for Hey Jude single), outside Ringo's house infront of the door. The line up. It's the best possible indication. mcfan says on 29/May/08
Rated,
Right. Harrison was the shortest of the three. I'm saying he was only about a half-inch shorter than Lennon/McCartney. I think he was only 5'9.5 barefoot as you said. But McCartney with an inch and a half on George...you would see much more of a difference than we see from the photographs. Keep in mind George and especially John had bad posture. Paul seems to always stand straight and be closest to the camera...especially in concert footage since the cameras were usually on him. I just saw Paul on Johnny Carson (1984 - 41 years old). He was the same height as Johnny and I know Johnny was only 5'10. Keep in mind Johnny was 60 y/o during the interview. rated says on 22/May/08
that's impossible! because harrison was considerated the shorter of the beatles mcfan says on 6/May/08
Viper,
No way. I would say about a half-inch separated the three. Kent says on 5/May/08
I need to go check all my photos of The Beatles now, but I could swear that Lennon always appeared (to me) a tad taller than McCartney when they were standing together. Someone earlier said Lennon liked to wear prominently heeled shoes or boots. This could be the only explanation that I can think of, otherwise I would bet Lennon had a half inch on Macca. Clint says on 8/Mar/08
I met Paul and Linda in New Orleans in 1979.I'm 5'10".I stood toe to toe with McCartney,both of us in sneakers,and he was maybe a half inch taller than me.George was obviously a tad shorter.So,I'd say in their younger days McCartney was 5.10.75,maybe 5'11"? This would put George about 5'10",with Lennon just a bit taller than George,yet,a fraction shorter than Paul. Mark says on 28/Feb/08
Harrison was definately the 3rd shortest Beatle. There was a photo of him and Lennon wearing similar attire and standing back to back with Lennon clearly being the taller. I think Harrison was more like 5'9. Anonymous says on 8/Feb/08
no way Bryan, if you have seen "A Hard Day's Night" then you would know that Harrison is shorter than Lennon and McCartney but taller than Starr. mcfan says on 22/Jan/08
Right on, Anonymous, with the sequences but that's probably about a half-inch too much for all four of the Beatles. Wasn't Giuliani taller than McCartney when he visited NYC? I think he's about 5'10 at the most and that might be stretching it a bit. Anonymous says on 20/Dec/07
In the "Your Mother Should Know" part of the Magical Mystery Tour video, all of the Beatles are in line wearing the same footwear.
Lennon- 5'11"
McCartney- 5'11"
Harrison- 5'10.5"
Starr- 5'7" glenn says on 28/Sep/07
5-9 was my initial height for george harrison.however in the couple of rare pics he posed for with people i know,he looked at least 5-10.and no way is mccartney smaller than 5-11 and was clearly the tallest in the band. Russ says on 27/Sep/07
I work with a guy who used to work as a "parking lot valet" in Los Angeles back in the 80's. He once opened the car door for George. He said that Harrison was around 5'9" or maybe 5 feet 9 1/2 at the most. He stood right next to George (who was wearing tennis shoes/loafers). At that time, George Harrison was probably in his early 40's. glenn says on 21/Sep/07
sure patty.dont you have better things to do than to post here? pattie says on 19/Sep/07
don't you all have better things to do than discuss my ex-husband's height? mcfan says on 4/Sep/07
There's a great book out with photos of the three I had never seen before. There's a very clear picture of Lennon and Harrison side by side on the street taken in late '67. It gives the same appearance as "Your Mother Should Know" video does of Harrison being shorter than Lennon by a half-inch. One thing for sure, Paul's shoulders were higher than the other two but had a shorter neck and that can give the appearance of someone taller. It's interesting that some people put the Beatles at 5'11 while some say they were 5'9. Lennon was the biggest (160lbs) of the fab four in the early days but he was in normal shape while Paul and George were only 140lbs. That's pretty scrawny for guys at 5'9.5 and 5'10. glenn says on 19/Aug/07
lennon was 5-10.paul is 5-11.george was 5-10,5-9 later on .and ringo was 5-6ish.now 5-5. Dries says on 18/Aug/07
Bryan is completely right. Lennon 5'9", Harrison 5'10, Macca 5'11". guy says on 11/Jul/07
I think the three non-drumming Beatles were about 5-11. Of them Macca may have been the only legit through a doctors measurement. The other two at least 5-10.5 to 5-11. The difference being so imperceptable that at certain times they could all appear the same height or one could appear taller in shuffling order. Lennon always seemed the biggest in the beginning. All in all the differences amount to less than an inch and probably less than .5 inches. Bryan says on 8/Jul/07
I've looked at countless pics and videos through the years of The Beatles from '64-'66 and what I've concluded is that McCartney was about 3/4 of an inch taller than Lennon and Harrison was somehwere in between them, taller than Lennon but shorter than McCartney. Jennifer says on 21/Feb/07
A female fan described (on a Beatles forum) having met John, Paul and George in the mid-60's. She said she was 5 foot 8 at the time (and 14 years old), and she remembers all three of them being taller than her. She didn't say how much taller, but they were above 5 foot 8. rick mendonça says on 16/Jan/07
i´m think that he´s 176cm, maybe 177cm in his youth mcfan says on 21/Dec/06
jd, I say Lennon and Harrison were the same height...Lennon was probably 1/4 inch taller so, yes, virtually the same height. All three Beatles were roughly the same height. Macca had a half-inch on Harrison. There's a photo with George and Paul like the one below where George is just taller than Paul, but he's wearing cuban heels and Paul isn't. jd says on 16/Dec/06
McFan says that harrison doesnt look like lennons height, know why?. Because John is wearing 1"1/2 shoes. But it appears that george is wearing normal shoes. Dries says on 11/Nov/06
Saw him on a 1975 pic with Mick Jagger. He was slightly taller, wearing sneakers!! Monteray Jack says on 26/Sep/06
It is pretty startling, though 5'11 ia by no means "tall", that the beatles are as tall as they are. Proportionally, their heads make them look short. A Teenaged Beatlemaniac says on 23/Sep/06
Once and for all I do not think ANY of the Beatles were six feet...unless they were wearing heeled boots. George was about the same height as John and Paul (about 5'11") if not shorter. CelebHeights Editor says on 10/Apr/06
Patti Boyd (Harrison and Clapton wife) said in 1965 she was "5ft 7". mcfan says on 19/Mar/06
I looked at that photo again I submitted March 17. It looks like the reason Lennon is at least an inch taller than Harrison is because of his heels. Harrison is only wearing normal shoes it looks like. I think they were within .25 of each other, not an inch apart. MHouillon says on 18/Mar/06
Harrison was 5'10 in his prime, but 5'9.5 then. Chris says on 7/Mar/06
He is hard to pin down. I´d say he was about 5'11'' in his prime and then maybe 5'10½''. Rut says on 6/Mar/06
Maybe 179..? |
